Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Laces Speed Dribble

Running Touch

★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 1 · Ball Mastery

This is the fastest way to move when there is space ahead.

Set it up like this. Find a big open space. Ball in front. Start running.

Study holds every step and names it. Flow runs them together at speed. Space bar plays and pauses; arrow keys step one frame.

  1. 1

    LACESPush the ball with the top of your foot, where your laces are.

  2. 2

    LACESSend it about two steps ahead of you.

  3. 3

    LACESRun onto it. Push it again with the other foot.

  4. 4

    EYES UPHead up. Sprint. The ball goes where you look.

The five pictures from the book

Find a big open space. Ball in front. Start running.

7 LACES
1. Push the ball with the top of your foot, where your laces are.
7 LACES
2. Send it about two steps ahead of you.
7 LACES
3. Run onto it. Push it again with the other foot.
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4. Head up. Sprint. The ball goes where you look.

Where the ball actually goes

The strip shows you; this shows the ball. Every turn in this book is a shape on the grass.

The shape the ball draws

1 2 3 4 Seen from above · you start at the feet

Straight up the pitch, small touches.

Practise it — 20-metre race

Run 20 metres. Count your touches. Try to use 6.

Coach says

Two steps ahead. Not five.

Watch out

  • Pushing it so far a defender gets there first.
  • Using your toe, so the ball spins away.

Parts of the boot you use

LACES